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Homestead Grays @ Philadelphia Stars

1944-08-07 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 8382 · 2:28

Philadelphia Stars defeated Homestead Grays 11–10. Philadelphia Stars put up 2 in the 1st. Henry Spearman went 2-for-4 with 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	3	10	16
PH5	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	2	2	11	19

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	6	1	2	2	0	1
Dave Hoskins	6	1	2	2	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	1	0	0	1
Buck Leonard	5	1	2	1	0	1
Josh Gibson	5	1	1	0	0	1
Walter Cannady	5	1	1	0	0	0
Robert Gaston	4	2	1	1	1	1
Jelly Jackson	4	0	2	0	0	1
Eddie White	1	0	0	0	0	1
Edsall Walker	4	1	3	2	0	0
Vic Harris	1	1	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Austin	4	1	1	1	1	0
Gene Benson	6	2	3	1	0	0
Ed Stone	6	3	3	0	0	0
Jim West	5	1	2	2	0	0
Marvin Williams	5	1	3	2	0	0
Goose Curry	3	1	1	0	0	0
Henry Spearman	4	1	2	4	1	0
Bill Cash	3	0	1	0	1	1
Barney Brown	4	1	2	0	1	1
Clarence Palm	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mahlon Duckett	1	0	1	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie White	1.0	4	2	0
Edsall Walker	7.2	15	3	2

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Barney Brown	9.0	16	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cool Papa Bell: 3/G
Dave Hoskins: S6
Sam Bankhead: S8.1-3
Buck Leonard: E4/G.3-H;1-3;B-2
Josh Gibson: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
Walter Cannady: 5
Robert Gaston: 4

Bot 1

Frank Austin: W
Gene Benson: D8.1-H
Ed Stone: 3/G.2-3#
Jim West: 53
Marvin Williams: S4.3-H
Goose Curry: SB2
Goose Curry: 63

Top 2

Jelly Jackson: 13
Eddie White: K
Cool Papa Bell: S7
Dave Hoskins: 2/FL

Bot 2

Henry Spearman: W
Bill Cash: S8.1-2
Barney Brown: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
Frank Austin: 8.3-H;2-3
Gene Benson: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Sam Bankhead: K
Buck Leonard: D9
Josh Gibson: 53.2-3
Walter Cannady: 63

Bot 3

Ed Stone: T9
Jim West: D8.3-H
Marvin Williams: FC6.2X3(65)
Goose Curry: S7.1-2
Henry Spearman: 63.2-3;1-2
Bill Cash: 43

Top 4

Robert Gaston: 43
Jelly Jackson: S4
Edsall Walker: POCS2(134)
Edsall Walker: S8
Cool Papa Bell: K

Bot 4

Barney Brown: S8
Frank Austin: 34/SH.1-2
Gene Benson: S6.2-3
Ed Stone: 4(1)/FO.3-3
Jim West: S5/G.3-H;1-2
Marvin Williams: 13

Top 5

Dave Hoskins: 4
Sam Bankhead: 2/FL
Buck Leonard: K.B-1(E2)
Josh Gibson: E7/F.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Walter Cannady: 8

Bot 5

Goose Curry: E4/G
Henry Spearman: 54(1)3/GDP
Bill Cash: W
Barney Brown: K

Top 6

Robert Gaston: K
Jelly Jackson: D8
Edsall Walker: 63.2-3
Cool Papa Bell: 13

Bot 6

Frank Austin: S7
Gene Benson: 2/FL
Ed Stone: 4
Jim West: 13

Top 7

Dave Hoskins: 43
Sam Bankhead: 63
Buck Leonard: S6
Josh Gibson: K

Bot 7

Marvin Williams: S8
Goose Curry: E4/SH.1-2
Henry Spearman: WP.2-3;1-2
Henry Spearman: S7.3-H;2-H(UR)
Bill Cash: 13/SH.1-2
Barney Brown: W
Frank Austin: 13.2-3;1-2
Gene Benson: 43

Top 8

Walter Cannady: D8
Robert Gaston: S8.2-H
Jelly Jackson: K
Edsall Walker: S6.1-2
Cool Papa Bell: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Dave Hoskins: S7.3-H;2-H
Sam Bankhead: 13/SH.1-2
Buck Leonard: 7

Bot 8

Ed Stone: S3/BG
Jim West: E3/SH.1-2
Marvin Williams: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Clarence Palm: IW
Henry Spearman: S8.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
Bill Cash: K
Barney Brown: 8

Top 9

Josh Gibson: S8
Walter Cannady: 4
Robert Gaston: W.1-2
Vic Harris: S8.2-3;1-2
Edsall Walker: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Cool Papa Bell: 8/F.3-H
Dave Hoskins: 13

Bot 9

Frank Austin: 53
Gene Benson: S7
Ed Stone: S8.1-2
Jim West: 6/L
Marvin Williams: S7.2-H;1-2
Mahlon Duckett: S8.2-H;1-2